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'Making war is easier than making peace': in conversation with Colombia's President Santos

Gabriela Jones Lucy Lamble

November 08, 2017 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Colombia

The rights of victims are at the center of Colombia’s peace agreement. These rights include those to reparations, justice, non-repetition, and truth. This choice - as well as investment in education, health, infrastructure, and technology - is helping the country recover from decades of armed conflict.

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Training Center Gives Former Child Soldiers a New Start

Christian Locka

October 27, 2017 |

Al-Fanar Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Central African Republic, Bangui

Since 2000 an estimated 550 children have been trained by the Union of Technicians for Unemployed Young People, a group that is trying to reintegrate child soldiers back into society. It’s not uncommon for child soldiers to join or be forced into armed groups who form part of the Central Republic's civil war. However, the union provides room and board to former child soldiers and teaches them courses in things like “ sewing, hairdressing, leather goods, carpentry and soap making. They can also improve their literacy and learn cooking and entrepreneurship skills.”

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The Nigerian Couple Committed to Ending Female Genital Mutilation

Linus Unah

July 17, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

One Nigerian couple is committed to ending female genital mutilation, or the practice of removing a women’s external genitalia. Gift and Augustine Abu travel all across Nigeria to end FGM, which can sometimes lead to death. The couple has devised a master plan, has 84 volunteers, and offer workshops to cutters so they can find alternate sources of income.

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How theatre is bringing young African migrants and Italians together

Ismail Einashe

June 01, 2017 |

The National |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Italy, San Chirico Raparo

Italy has had a huge influx of migrants, many of whom are placed in rural areas and struggle to create their new life. An Italian theatre company 'Teatro delle Albe' has helped migrants integrate by including both Italians and African migrants in their productions, helping to foster relationships and help migrants settle.

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Survivors of Torture Under Jon Burge Find a Place of Respite

Brandis Friedman

May 25, 2017 |

WTTW-PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Two years after the city of Chicago approved reparations for the dozens of men tortured by a squad of police, one part of the plan, the Chicago Torture Justice Center, opened as a provider of mental health counseling and other services needed by the survivors. Under the direction of police detective Jon Burge, white police officers used electric shocks, suffocation, beatings, and racial slurs to coerce confessions from black suspects. One survivor, Darrell Cannon, served 24 years in prison before being released in 2007, but until the center opened in 2017 he had received no counseling.

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As Palestinian #DignityStrike Passes One-Month Mark, New York Artists Illuminate the Struggle

Yates McKee

May 17, 2017 |

Hyperallergic |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As a hunger strike was taking place among political prisoners in Palestine, the New York City-based project Visibility Sustains the Struggle created art in solidarity with strikers and raised awareness around the issues informing the strike.

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Helping traumatized Yazidi refugees requires a different kind of care

Meera Vijayann

April 18, 2017 |

TVO |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, London, Ontario

Volunteers all over Canada are working hard to implement the Canadian government's mission to resettle 12,000 Yazidi refugees. A large part of the plan focuses on mental health support for this heavily-traumatized population and relies on trained interpreters to be able to communicate with them sensitively and appropriately so they open up to the idea of psychotherapy. The program has proven successful in that Canada now houses 50 Yazidi families, many of which go on to help other Yazidis settle in.

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Tunisia: 'State Feminism'

Martha Lane Fox

January 15, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Tunisia

Tunisian women have more rights than any other Islamic country. Since their revolution in 1956, the country has led the Arab world in establishing rights for women. Since then, legislation is still being pushed forward that safeguards women’s rights. Tunisian women have more rights than any other Islamic country. Since their revolution in 1956, the country has led the Arab world in establishing rights for women. Since then, legislation is still being pushed forward that safeguards women’s rights. “Tunisia is the role model regarding gender legislation in the Arab world.”

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Panic button: how can safety apps for women curb sexual assaults in India?

Priyanka Borpujari

December 12, 2016 |

The Guardian |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

Sexual violence is a huge problem in India. The mobile apps and online maps created in response aren’t helping. Why? The tools are unreliable, not integrated with government services, and don’t address the cultural dynamics surrounding sexual harassment and assault.

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How the Chicanas of Eastside Mujeres Network Are Fighting to End Violence Against Women

Jessica Langlois

September 21, 2016 |

LA Weekly |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The recent revival of feminism, in tandem with increased awareness about violence and sexual abuse, and combined with the power of social media to organize activist groups, is helping various advocacy groups address the serious issues faced by women and minorities, specifically Latina women, in the Los Angeles area. Organizations from anti-gentrification cycling groups to rape crisis hotline dispatchers are combining resources to combat violence against women, provide more comprehensive legal and human services, help victims get a new start, and change the culture of abuse for good.

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